That Saudi oil and gas plant that got hacked. You'll never guess who could... OK, it's Russia

Oct 24, 2018 5:18:24 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

FireEye thinks it found the evil genius behind a nasty cyber-infection at a Saudi Oil refinery.

Everything is Negotiable… Including Ransomware Payments

Oct 24, 2018 12:54:05 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Should you find yourself in the situation where paying the ransom is your only out, it’s important to know how to navigate – and minimize – the payment. Cyber attacks are the new reality ...

KnowBe4 Top-Clicked Phishing Email Subjects for Q3 2018 [INFOGRAPHIC]

Oct 23, 2018 9:30:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest results of KnowBe4's quarterly top-clicked phishing email subjects is now available. We report on three different categories: general emails, social media related subjects, and ...

Everyone’s Cyber-Worried; No One’s Cyber-Prepared

Oct 22, 2018 1:55:14 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from the 2018 Chubb Cyber Risk Survey shows people and companies have a false sense of cybersecurity and aren’t really doing much about it.

CyberheistNews Vol 8 #42 [Heads-Up] U.S. Government: "Your Weak Cyber Security Violates Federal Law"

Oct 22, 2018 10:07:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: Sextortion With A RATty Twist

Oct 21, 2018 10:47:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Sextortion is a form of blackmail where the extortionist claims to have photos or video of the victim watching adult entertainment on their computer. The criminal threatens to send the ...

[Heads-up] U.S. Government: "Your Weak Cyber Security Violates Federal Law"

Oct 21, 2018 8:36:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Reuters just made me aware of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission report about a recent SEC investigation of nine companies that had been victims of CEO fraud had sufficient ...

[Heads-up] Here Is Some New Powerful Ammo To Get InfoSec Budget Approval!

Oct 20, 2018 9:33:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The team at Forbes Magazine's Tech Council asked me to write up the lessons we have learned over the last 8 years of helping you keep the bad guys out of your network. It took me a while, ...

212 Million Exposed Contacts Would Be a Scammer’s Dream

Oct 18, 2018 11:48:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A recent discovery of exposed data on a web-facing server owned by data aggregator and analytics provider Apollo demonstrates how data breaches empower scammers.

CEOs and Boards are Unprepared for Cyber Risk

Oct 18, 2018 11:25:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Deloitte’s CEO and Board Risk Management Survey shows organizations are unprepared for the future of cyberattack at the highest levels.

75% of Users Don’t Know Cyber Security Best Practices

Oct 18, 2018 11:20:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from MediaPRO’s third annual State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report shows users are less prepared this year to address the risk of cyberthreat.

It Only Takes One Phish: 37K Records and a Month of Access

Oct 18, 2018 9:57:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The attack on California-based Gold Coast Health Plan went undetected, allowing attackers access to healthcare data serving as fuel for fraud.

CyberheistNews Vol 8 #41 [Heads-Up] Add Wi-Fi Proximity to Your Cyber Attack Concern List

Oct 16, 2018 10:15:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Three Out of Ten People Would Fall for Impersonation Scams

Oct 15, 2018 10:29:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Phony police calls in the US have been telling people they need to pay a fine for missing jury duty. In the UK the scams take a different form: the bogus police are asking for the ...

UK publishers warn of global phishing scams targeting manuscripts

Oct 15, 2018 6:21:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A succession of global phishing scams targeting publishers and agents has prompted responses from several global publishers, reports the Bookseller.

Clueless: 64% of Working Adults Don’t Know What Ransomware Is

Oct 11, 2018 4:48:40 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware is one of the new scourges of the net and every IT pro is fighting to protect users from attacks. However, a new study shows that the majority of working adults don’t know what ...

A trio of wealthy Russians made an enemy of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now they’re all dead.

Oct 11, 2018 4:33:41 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Wall Street Journal just came out with a rather chilling tale. "Nikolai Glushkov—found strangled to death with a dog leash in March—had been the last survivor of three men, once rich ...

On Facebook, Make Sure They Are Who They Say They Are Before You become Friends

Oct 11, 2018 1:54:22 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

You receive a message apparently from a Facebook friend telling you they received another friend request from you. They go on to diagnose the "situation," tell you that you’ve been ...

Your Users Need to be Smarter than the Scammers

Oct 11, 2018 1:08:15 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Fraudsters have all but eliminated indicators used to detect fake identities on line, reports Socure, a predictive analytics provider. The difference between authentic and fake identities ...

Ransomware Attacks Are Not Slowing Down

Oct 11, 2018 12:14:04 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Annual ransomware-induced costs are projected to exceed $11.5 billion by 2019, according to Veeam. Defined by the Department of Justice as “a new model of cybercrime with a potential to ...

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